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Amnesty International Report Finds That All 50 States Fail to Meet International Standards on the Use of Lethal Force by Police
A new report by Amnesty International USA finds that all 50 states and the District of Columbia fail to comply…
June 17, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Welcomes Senate Adoption of Anti-Torture Amendment
Today, the Senate adopted a crucial anti-torture amendment as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year…
June 16, 2015
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Amnesty International USA: Woodfox Must Be Released Immediately
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Louisiana announced that they would continue a stay of a…
June 12, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Judge Brady’s Ruling In Favor of Albert Woodfox’s Unconditional Release
U.S. District Judge James Brady called for the unconditional release of the last imprisoned member of the Angola 3, Albert…
June 9, 2015
Press Release
US Congress Introduces Anti-Torture Amendment
Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) introduced legislation that would strengthen the ban on torture and codify aspects of an executive…
June 9, 2015
Report
Two Years After Snowden: Protecting Human Rights in an Age of Mass Surveillance
Governments must accept they have lost the debate over the legitimacy of mass surveillance and reform their oversight of intelligence…
June 4, 2015
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Two years after Snowden, governments resist calls to end mass surveillance
Governments must accept they have lost the debate over the legitimacy of mass surveillance and reform their oversight of intelligence…
June 4, 2015
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New Details of Majid Khan’s Torture Highlight Need for Re-opening of Department of Justice Investigation
Today, Reuters published for the first time de-classified information detailing the CIA’s torture of Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan. According to…
June 2, 2015
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Expiration of USA Patriot Act Symbolically Repudiates Government License to Violate Rights
For the first time since the 9/11 attacks, Congress let a significant legal authority for surveillance lapse as Section 215…
June 1, 2015
Press Release
Nebraska Legislature Overrides Veto of Death Penalty Repeal
Today the Nebraska legislature voted to override Governor Ricketts’ veto of a measure repealing the death penalty. Nebraska will now…
May 27, 2015
Press Release
USA Freedom Act Fails Senate Vote As Patriot Act Reauthorization Blocked
The US Senate failed to pass a short-term reauthorization of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act. today, meaning that…
May 23, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Passage of Nebraska Death Penalty Repeal Bill
Today the Nebraska legislature passed a measure repealing the death penalty, leaving that state poised to become the 19th U.S.…
May 20, 2015